#3 Sept3,21 Flashcards
I would like to introduce you to my friend Judy.
Common error?
Me gustaría presentarle a mi amiga Judy.
the word translated is presentar - not introducir
O quisiera presentarle
Michael always supported me.
Common error?
Michael siempre me apoyó.
do not use soportar - means to stand, to put up with, to support
I have been to Ethiopia twice. (two ways)
Common error?
He ido a Etiopía dos veces.
He estado en Etiopía dos veces.
Why the difference - a - or en? I do not know. But there is
The original tv series had a character who was always shouting, “¡that is unbearable, I can´t stand it”!
La serie de televisión original tenía un carácter que siempre gritaba “eso es insoportable, no lo soporto!”.
This is/meet my friend Judy.
Common error?
Le presento a mi amiga Judy.
This is formal. the word to use in an introduction is PRESENTAR - NOT introducir.
Michael and I moved to various countries when we were working abroad.
Common error?
Miguel y yo nos mudamos a varios paizes cuando trabajábamos en el extranjero.
mudarse - to move (like from one place to another)
moverse - Muévete! Estás bloqueando la vista. Move! You’re blocking the view.
Allow me to introduce myself.
Common error?
Permítame que me presente.
remember presente is in subjunctive
presentarse
I have two younger brothers and I am the oldest in the family.
Common error? My
Tengo dos hermanos menores y yo soy la mayor de la familia.
Don´t use soy la más vieja
Please wait for me.
Wait a minute please.
Common error?
formal
Por favor, espéreme.
Espere un momento, por favor.
don´t use espere por-para mí, that is wrong, you do not need it
esperar - means to wait for
I changed my mind about the treatment because I found out more details about it.
Common error?
Cambié de opinión sobre el tratamiento porque me enteré más detalles sobre él.
It is NOT cambíe mi opinión nor cambié mi mente. DO NOT USE mi and do not use mente.
Enterar/to inform
Enterarse/to find out!
You are right.
Common error?
Tiene razón.
Do not say - está/era correcto
to have food, to be hungry
I had cereal this morning.
Common error?
comer algo, tener hambre
do not use tener comida,
Comí cereal esta mañana.
tuve cereal esta mañana is WRONG
7 words that drop the o before masculine words
NUMBAT PP (a numbat is a chipmunk like marsupial at Mt Gibson W Aus)
N - ninguno - ningún
U - uno - un
M - malo - mal
B - bueno - buen
A - alguno - algún
T - tercero - tercer
P - primero - primer
the 8th is seldom used postrero=last el postrer baile
DO NOT SAY era mi primero libro - it IS PRIMER LIBRO
I had a lot of fun yesterday.
Common error?
Me divertí mucho ayer.
Me la pasé muy bien ayer.
DO NOT SAY tuve mucho divertido ayer - that is WRONG
Can I have a well-done hamburger, please.
Common error?
¿Puede traerme una hamburguesa bien hecha/cocida, por favor?
Me da una hamburguesa bien hecha-cocida, por favor.
Puedo tener and Me gustaría un hamburguesa Spanishland SAYS IS WRONG! DO NOT SAY me gustaría when it comes to food. Although I think Julio said it was OK.
Call me back.
Common error?
Spanishland says -formal Devuelvame la llamada.
Llámeme de regreso/de vuelta is WRONG.
I want to get food without preservatives.
Common error?
Quiero conseguir comida sin conservantes/conservadores.
(think conserving-conservatives)
Preservativos = CONDOMS so do not use preservativos
